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Garrett Nussmeier injury status: What we know about LSU football quarterback's health
BATON ROUGE — LSU football senior quarterback Garrett Nussmeier is dealing with tendonitis of the patella tendon, head coach Brian Kelly informed media members after practice Friday.
Kelly said he believes Nussmeier's injury stems from a 2023 surgery he had on his knee and the team is taking precautionary measures with the LSU quarterback to ensure it doesn't get worse.
"He was throwing at practice today," Kelly said. "And he should be back out tomorrow in more of a practice situation.
"We neeed to calm it down. It's chronic and we'll calm it down."
Initially, media were scheduled to be able to view the Tigers' practice Friday. But the team adjusted the plan to close the session to reporters while keeping the press conference with Sloan after the team's practice Friday on the books.
Rumors about Nussmeier's health and what might have happened during LSU's closed practice swirled all over social media Wednesday afternoon. Worry and dismay looked to have been setting in for Tigers fans on the internet as false claims of LSU's quarterback having suffered a serious injury made the rounds.
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Multiple sources told The Daily Advertiser Wednesday that Nussmeier did not suffer a season-ending injury of any form and that he was "OK."
LSU was scheduled for a recovery day Thursday, so a rest day was built into the team's practice agenda before it got back onto the field Friday morning.
Nussmeier decided to return to LSU for his senior season after putting up stellar numbers in his first season as the full-time starter in 2024. The quarterback threw for more than 4,000 yards and 29 touchdowns in 13 games.
No. 9 LSU is set to kickoff the 2025 season at No. 6 Clemson Aug. 30 (6:30 p.m. CT, ABC) and Nussmeier is set to play at start at quarterback.
Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@
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